AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
For which of the following should you summon
EMS personnel? - Answer-d. A victim with an open leg wound with the
bone protruding
You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gasps. During the
primary assessment you find that the victim has a pulse. What should you do next? -
Answer-d. Give 2 initial ventilations.
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each
other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should: - Answer-a. Place one pad in
the middle of the chest and
the other on the back.
You have sized up the scene and determined
the scene is safe. When performing a primary
assessment, which of the following would you
do next? - Answer-a. Check for responsiveness
Which of the following statements about
bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is
most accurate? - Answer-c. Two rescuers need to operate the BVM.
You are preparing to give ventilations to a
5-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. You
should give 1 ventilation about every: - Answer-c. 3 seconds
When compressing a child's chest during CPR, you
should compress at a rate of at least how many
compressions per minute? - Answer-b. 100
An AED has advised that a shock should be given.
Which of the following is appropriate? - Answer-d. Tell everyone to stand clear of the
victim.
You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chest
when you notice that the victim has several body
piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the
following should you do? - Answer-a. Apply the pads to the chest, making sure to
avoid the jewelry.
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
For which of the following should you summon
EMS personnel? - Answer-d. A victim with an open leg wound with the
bone protruding
You pull an unconscious adult from the water who is taking infrequent gasps. During the
primary assessment you find that the victim has a pulse. What should you do next? -
Answer-d. Give 2 initial ventilations.
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each
other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should: - Answer-a. Place one pad in
the middle of the chest and
the other on the back.
You have sized up the scene and determined
the scene is safe. When performing a primary
assessment, which of the following would you
do next? - Answer-a. Check for responsiveness
Which of the following statements about
bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) is
most accurate? - Answer-c. Two rescuers need to operate the BVM.
You are preparing to give ventilations to a
5-year-old boy using a resuscitation mask. You
should give 1 ventilation about every: - Answer-c. 3 seconds
When compressing a child's chest during CPR, you
should compress at a rate of at least how many
compressions per minute? - Answer-b. 100
An AED has advised that a shock should be given.
Which of the following is appropriate? - Answer-d. Tell everyone to stand clear of the
victim.
You are about to apply AED pads to a victim's chest
when you notice that the victim has several body
piercings with jewelry on his chest. Which of the
following should you do? - Answer-a. Apply the pads to the chest, making sure to
avoid the jewelry.
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in
